An East Kilbride man’s Brazilian hangover from hell tale has gone viral for a second time after the globetrotter succeeded in ticking the Seven Wonders of the World off his bucket list.

The story of Jamie Ather’s moment of madness after a wild night out in Glasgow become an internet sensation in 2015.

Waking up with a hangover after a boozy session, he realised he had booked a £520 plane ticket to Rio de Janeiro.

Faced with the choice of losing hundreds of pounds or getting on the plane, the Westwood man chose to pack his bags and go – and had the holiday of a lifetime.

The globetrotter visiting Christ the Redeemer while in Brazil

And after his trip to South America – where he visited Christ the Redeemer in Brazil and Machu Picchu in Peru – he set himself the challenge of seeing the seven famous landmarks before his 30th birthday.

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Jamie, 27, said: “Six months after coming back from South America, I was in Rome on a Colosseum tour with some friends and the guide kept mentioning that it was one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.

“When I looked into what they actually were, it turned out I was on my third Wonder without even knowing.

“So I gave myself a mission – complete them all before I turned 30.”

Jamie sits on the Great Wall of China

Staying in budget hostels, eating chicken “cooked in a hole in the sand” and camping in the desert, Jamie visited all seven Wonders and hopes his experience will inspire others to do the same.

Last year, the bank worker jetted in to see the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, before heading to the Great Wall in China.

Mexico’s Chichen Itza was ticked off the list earlier this year.

And last week, he clocked up the final destination – the ancient Jordanian city of Petra.

Jamie said: “I’ve received thousands of messages from people telling me how, after reading my story online about the Brazil trip, they have gone on to book solo travel themselves.

But he admits that not everyone was on board with his plans and he kept his last trip secret from family and friends until just before he got on the plane.

Jamie said: “Pretty much everyone I know told me it was too dangerous and because Jordan borders Syria and Iraq, it can be a no-go, especially for solo travellers.

“But there was something in my gut that just said ‘do it’.

Jamie outside the Colosseum

“So I booked flights and hostels in secret. It was only after arriving at Heathrow waiting to board a flight to the capital of Jordan that I broke the news.

“My parents were less than thrilled, as you can imagine – but I guess it’s quite an achievement. I thought it was good inspiration that a 27-year-old guy from East Kilbride has completed these Seven Wonders in under three years.”

Jamie admitted that “a few tears were shed” when he completed his task.

He also stopped off to visit one of the ancient Seven Wonders – the Great Pyramid in Giza in Egypt – and returned home last week.

He added: “I did six of them solo, which was just terrifying, but it gets you out of your comfort zone and maybe this will encourage others to do the same.